17
16.
Treasury dated 6. Oecember 1848, from which you
will perceive
that the Accounts
up
to the
3727 March 1848 avere closed and
Also, that from
3pt of
the
and after March 1848 any futures casual surplus of Funds which may be derived from
from either
the
annual Particumentary Votes, be considered available for
may
the succeeding
Suveerding year,
and be included
such in the estimated
Werys
and Means of the Seal Severnment. I beg to derwork that: the lurge
increases in the Devtume could. not be reprcted at the time (in the middle of the year 1855) when the Estimates for
for 185117 frepared, and
155 avere
if it was not for
the improved teema, aboifty
chiefly
consequent. the disturbed state
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of China in general, the adjoining Invince in particular, the Gwener -mont avould be without any
Surplus- fund, and he won
mable to excente
FACEL
save
of the
I pary and absolutely bequired Pblic Works.
Finally I take the liberty of temarking that at this fuverable
tive
୯
siderable increase
-.-..
the fixed Nevenus might be Secured by the sale of Land, withi
Aca
appurtage, which Commander higher rents than any other description of Fund, besider that it would greatly averet the
avvist expansion of
of
the Native-and-
Crusting Trade, which hins spang
the
Coley. The premium
obtained for Land sold in one
year may
av in
the past year.